Secrets of service

By Jayapataka Swami "A pure devotee is more concerned about rendering devotional service than experiencing the ecstasies of it. In our neophyte stage, we are certainly more interested in ecstasy, as it supplants material attractions and fills our heart with love for Krsna. When the cup of the heart is filled up, then there is no more room. This being so, the neophytes are much interested in achieving ecstasy very quickly. Hence our prayer to Lord Nityananda to keep us happy all the time. But on the very advanced stage of prema - bhakti, even ecstasy is not as important as the service. It is service that is all important, because it pleases Krsna. Of course, ecstasy naturally follows service, but if it interferes with a devotee's service, then he is not interested in it." His Holiness Jayapataka Swami  This book has been redacted from the lectures Jayapataka Swami Maharaja delivered worldwide. It contains four chapters. In the first chapter, Jayapataka Swami discusses the right and wron